diff --git a/Sources/Gallery/GalleryController.swift b/Sources/Gallery/GalleryController.swift
index f442b066..de536edf 100644
--- a/Sources/Gallery/GalleryController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Gallery/GalleryController.swift
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class GalleryController: UIViewController, PermissionControllerDelegate {
   }
 
   public override var prefersStatusBarHidden : Bool {
-    return true
+    return Config.showStatusBar
   }
 
   // MARK: - Child view controller
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ public class GalleryController: UIViewController, PermissionControllerDelegate {
     let useCamera = Permission.Camera.needsPermission && Permission.Camera.status == .authorized
 
     let tabsToShow = Config.tabsToShow.compactMap { $0 != .cameraTab ? $0 : (useCamera ? $0 : nil) }
+    if useCamera, Permission.Camera.status == .notDetermined {
+      return nil
+    }
 
     let controllers: [UIViewController] = tabsToShow.compactMap { tab in
       if tab == .imageTab {
diff --git a/Sources/Utils/Config.swift b/Sources/Utils/Config.swift
index 07dbc955..dfda421b 100644
--- a/Sources/Utils/Config.swift
+++ b/Sources/Utils/Config.swift
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ public struct Config {
   public static var tabsToShow: [GalleryTab] = [.imageTab, .cameraTab, .videoTab]
   // Defaults to cameraTab if present, or whatever tab is first if cameraTab isn't present.
   public static var initialTab: GalleryTab?
-  
+  public static var showStatusBar: Bool = false
+
   public enum GalleryTab {
     case imageTab
     case cameraTab